Opis: The History of the Church and Parish of St. Mary-on-the-Hill - Earwaker J. P.

Excerpt from The History of the Church and Parish of St. Mary-on-the-Hill: Chester, Together With an Account of the New Church of St. Mary-Without-the-Walls

The late Mr. J.P. Earwaker had been engaged for several years in collecting materials for the History of St. Mary's, and he had seen through the press some 170 pages of the present Work, when the hand of death was suddenly laid upon him, and it was left to others to take up the pen which he had dropped, and carry the Work through to completion. Sad and pathetic as were the circumstances under which I was called upon to undertake this task, and difficult, of necessity, as it is to take up the threads of a history which have been arranged by another, it was less difficult than it might well have proved to be, owing to the excellent method and order which obtained with Mr. Earwaker.

The mass of materials collected by him for this purpose is very great, but so carefully was it grouped in sections that my chief task lay in selecting and compressing within reasonable compass the copious and valuable information gathered together, and in studying to preserve a due proportion in the matter to be included.

The Pedigrees I have printed without any alteration or correction, exactly as they were left. Mr. Earwaker was so remarkable for accuracy and patience in investigation that, failing his revision, they could not well receive any other.

Our readers will, I hope, be interested in the valuable particulars contained in the somewhat lengthy extracts from the Churchwardens books. No apology is needed for printing in full such important records. The limit of space prescribed prevented any further extension of this reproduction, but a sufficient number of extracts has been exhibited to show how closely the history of St. Mary's Church followed the political and ecclesiastical history of the country at large. They illustrate in a remarkable manner the important changes in ritual, and in a less degree in doctrine, during the years of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth. They also contain many curious references and old dialect words. Some extracts, too, have been given from the later accounts to the year 1800, with special reference to any entries which are interesting, or which throw light on the manners and customs of bygone years, or which refer to public events in Chester or in the kingdom generally.

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Nazwa: The History of the Church and Parish of St. Mary-on-the-Hill Chester, Together With an Account of the New Church of St. Mary-Without-the-Walls (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Earwaker J. P.
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781332529704
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 444
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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